How a Complicated Diet Simplified My Life

by relativelyunscathed | Jul 15, 2018

Why It Took Me 2 1/2 Years to Start AIP This is why the AIP diet was not at first appealing to me.  Food is not all that interesting to me.  In fact, I find every aspect of food as little more than a chore.  I don’t like thinking about what to eat, shopping for...

AIP Weeks Five and Six

by relativelyunscathed | Apr 25, 2017

Testing the Boundaries In the beginning of going AIP, I debated over and over in my mind as to which food I would introduce first.  Some days I’d think chocolate would have to be it and others, I would feel less cravings and more practical and pick eggs.  As the...

Weeks Three and Four – Paleo Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Diet Update

by relativelyunscathed | Apr 19, 2017

Paleo AIP Symtom Improvements Life continued to get better and better during week three. My energy level rose and was maintained throughout the day. I was about 90% free of arthritis pain.  With pain and fatigue subsiding, it was amazing how much clearer and quicker...

In Memory of Fera

by relativelyunscathed | Apr 17, 2017

I try to keep an overall theme on my blog of positivity and silver linings, even in the face of difficult challenges.  However, there is a reality to this disease and a reminder of what this fight is all about.  I have determined that I’m partly responsible for...

AIP Elimination Week 1

by Sandra | Feb 3, 2017

Well, this is certainly the strictest diet I’ve ever been on, but thanks to my food angel…not yet the most painful one.  The week got off to a rocky start due to a stomach bug I caught the night before I was to begin.  Thankfully the worst was only one...

The Time to Shine

by Sandra | Sep 29, 2016

I sometimes have ideas for a blog post long before I am ready to write the whole thing. In that case, I may save a draft with just a meme, or just a title, or in this case, both. I thought about this topic somewhere around the end of last year. What’s interesting...